What happened in 216 BC?
Battle of Cannae, Battle of Nola and Battle of Silva Litana — among 21 events recorded in 216 BC. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
See 216 BC on the interactive map →
Wars & Conflicts 7
-
Battle of Cannae
Major battle of the Second Punic War (216 BCE)
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Battle of Nola
216 BCE battle of the Second Punic War
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Battle of Silva Litana
Battle that occurred in 218 BCE during the Second Punic War
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Siege of Casilinum
215 BCE siege
View source on Wikidata → -
Siege of Petelia
215 BCE siege
View source on Wikidata → -
Siege of Nuceria Alfaterna
Siege of Nuceria Alfaterna, in Italy
View source on Wikidata → -
Siege of Acerra
216 BCE siege
View source on Wikidata →
People 7
-
Lucius Aemilius Paullus died
Roman general and senator (died 216 BC)
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Gnaeus Servilius Geminus died
Roman consul 217 BC
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Marcus Minucius Rufus died
Roman consul and magister equitum (died 216 BC)
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Lucius Postumius Albinus died
Roman consul 234 BC
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus died
Roman consul 232 BC
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Gelo, son of Hiero II died
Son of the Tyrant of Syracuse
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Marcus Atilius Regulus died
Roman consul of 227 BC who died at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC.
Read more on Wikipedia →
Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 216 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 216 BC.
210s BC 2
-
Achaeus died
3rd-century BC Seleucid general, short-lived ruler of Seleucid Asia-Minor
Read more on Wikipedia → -
Achaeus
3rd-century BC Seleucid general, short-lived ruler of Seleucid Asia-Minor
Read more on Wikipedia →